Brushing discs, aka – MAC (Mid Air Correction), is actually quite a bit easier than most people think. They can be a bit hard to wrap your head around, but with a little bit of knowledge and a good serve, they’re really pretty easy.

The Recipe

I like to think of brushing discs as a recipe. You take 2 parts spin and add 1 part push, drop that recipe on a good serve, and the brush happens.

What you want to do is to accentuate the spin (2 parts spin). So you will need to know which direction the disc is spinning and then strike it so that you make it spin even faster. The 1 part push will happen fairly naturally, just as a product of trying to make it spin more, the disc will be pushed forward a bit. It is super important that you focus on making the disc spin faster as opposed to focusing on pushing it forward to make it fly.

If you are experiencing wobbly, erratic flying discs while brushing, odds are that this recipe is off. The ratio is 2 to 1. If you hit the disc 1:1 – 1 part spin to 1 part push – the disc will not fly properly. This is the biggest problem I see with people trying to brush discs. Get your recipe right and the disc will fly for you.

The Serve

The most important part of the Brush is the serve. The serve is just a simple vault toss or Horizontal Hover. I say simple, but it’s not very easy.

The key is to get a reliable and consistent serve. It needs to be small and stable. Just toss it enough to get it to where your hand will be when you brush it.

The Hand

You need to strike the disc with a vertical surface – any vertical surface – for a brush with your hand you can strike the disc with your fingers pointing up or with your fingers pointing out to your side.

The hand moves from the outside of your body towards the inside, in the same direction that the disc is spinning. It makes contact (2:1 – 2 parts spin, 1 part push) and the movement from outside in will accentuate the spin.

I believe that with the fingers to the side, as Judy shows in the video, is a great way to help set up a proper recipe.

About Ron Watson

An accomplished dog trainer, dog sport coach and dog behavior expert, Ron Watson of PVybe spends every minute he can collaborating with dog lovers all over the world.

Specializing in canine performance, learning theory and behavior, Ron along with the fabulous Apryl Lea, run real world and online seminars as well as personal training, clinics, and Hangouts.

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